Securing America with Frank Gaffney Podcast

WILLIAM INBODEN, Director of the University of Austin’s Clemens Center, analyzes the meaning of Catherine Aston’s trip to Egypt and the Muslim Brotherhood’s chances of regaining power.

JERRY BREWER of Criminal Justice International Associates reports on the scary facts that many Caribbean nations rely on the US Coast Guard to fight against drug traffickers and other “island-hopping” criminals, and that within a five year time span, over 1700 police officers in Puerto Rico were arrested.

RONALD RYCHLAK, Professor of Law at the University of Mississippi, gives insight into the content of his new book, “Disinformation: Former Spy Cheif Revelas Strategy for Undermining Freedom, Attacking Religion, and Promoting Terrorism“. He explains the background of his book, who Ion Mihai Pacepa (the main subject of the book and the highest ranking defector from the former Eastern Bloc) is and how the practice of disinformation almost brought a structural collapse in the United States.

ANDY MCCARTHY, former federal prosecutor, examines the NSA data collection program and the recent vote to shut it down, as well as the status of the national security right and the failure to dig deeper into Huma Abedin’s connection to radical Islam.

HERBERT MYER, author of the book The Cure For Poverty, joins Frank for a special one hour show. He starts the hour by reflecting on the Cold War and his time in office as the Former Special Assistant to the Director of the CIA under the Reagan Administration.

Over the course of the hour, Meyer also explores numerous topics including; Putin's mental status, U.S. de-nuclearization, poverty and the idea of allowing countries in the Middle East, like Egypt, time to evolve and modernize into democracies.

TREVOR LOUDON, an author and political commentator from New Zealand, discusses his soon to be released book, "The Enemies Within: Communists, Socialists, and the US Government," in a special one-hour interview.

Congressman BUCK McKEON, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, discusses today's pending vote to decide if funding for the NSA's data collection program should be stopped. He also discusses sequestration in the military and how it is affecting the readiness of the armed forces.

FRED FLEITZ, of Lignet.com, scrutinizes the presence of North Korea in Latin America, which has come to light with last week's news of a North Korean ship smuggling weapons back to their country from Cuba.

MARK HELPRIN, of the Claremont Institute, analyzes Israeli's decision to disarm, looking closely at the enemy armies surrounding the country and the current hostile nature in the Middle East.
DIANA WEST, author of American Betrayal, examines the misuse of power and cover ups that are occurring within the US government, as well as analyzes the ongoing assertion of George Zimmerman's guilt from both Attorney General Holder and President Obama.

Congressman JOHN FLEMING, of the 4th Congressional District of Louisiana, gives his insight on the battle for religious freedom within the military. He also more deeply examines the Lacey Act and Americans being prosecuted on American soil with foreign laws.

CLAUDIA ROSETT, journalist in residence at Foundation for Defense of Democracies, discusses her article, UNESCO's Grotesque Embrace of Che Guevara, looking deeper into the organization and what it truly stands for.

ANDY MCCARTHY, of the National Review Online, covers a variety of topics ranging from the meaning behind the Abu Ghraib prison escape to the reason why Samantha Power is losing support in the Senate.

CLARE LOPEZ. of ClarionProject.org, dissects the underlying agenda of the National Iranian American Council to promote the Iranian agenda in American foreign policy.

Col. DICK BRAUER, of Special Operations Speak, gives some insight into what his organization is trying to achieve by bringing to light the Benghazi tragedy and how the government failed all the Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens, who died during the events that unfolded that day at the American consulate in Benghazi.

MARK LANGFAN, creator of an original 3D topographic map of Israel, discusses how the landscape of Israel means that refuse water from the Palestinian territory is flowing--often untreated--into Israel's water supply.

British Ambassador CHARLES CRAWFORD talks about an article he recently wrote, That Obama 2009 Cairo Speech in Retrospect, that examines the approach the Obama Administration has had towards Egypt and the Muslim Brotherhood and the failure in the President's outlook.

GORDON CHANG, of Forbes.com, analyzes the meaning behind the election of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and the implications it will have on Japanese foreign and defense policy, and from there the effects this will have on their relationship with the United States.

Congressman TRENT FRANKS, of the 8th district of Arizona and member of the House Armed Services Committee, analyzes the threat of EMP attacks from foreign nations, and ways to prevent such an attack through legislation such as the SHIELD Act.

CHRISTIAN ADAMS of the Election Law Center explores the racial agenda behind the Department of Justice's desire to pursue the Zimmerman case and the connections that Attorney General Eric Holder has to the Black Panthers and other racially charged groups. 

MICHAEL BRAUN, former DEA Chief of Operations and currently with the Spector Group, examines the drug trafficking business in Mexico, including Hezbollah connections to the trade and the recent capture of the Los Zetas drug cartel's kingpin, Miguel Angel Trevino.

BILL GERTZ, of the Washington Free Beacon and the Washington Times, talks about military spending cuts and what the effect is on the military; Chinese and Russian bilateral naval exercises; Chinese government harassing US vessels in international waters; and Samantha Power's confirmation hearing. 

PETER PRY, former executive director of the EMP Commission and currently serving on the task force for national and homeland security, examines the threat of an EMP attack, the recent knowledge of North Korean missiles in Panama, and how the US can protect itself from such a North Korean EMP threat.   

JIM HANSON, of Blackfive.net, gives his perspective on the advisability of releasing some Guantanamo Bay prisoners, as well as on sexual assaults in and the hollowing of the military and the implications this has on the future safety of the United States.

CORD STERLING of Aerospace Industries Association reviews the impact that sequestration is having on the technological side.  He looks at the impact of layoffs and the risk the US is now facing of losing the ability to develop certain technological capabilities that the U.S. depends on for maintaining its' national security. 

FRED FLEITZ, retired CIA analyst and currently of Lignet.com, analyzes the new Iranian leadership and Iran's continue pursuit for a nuclear weapon, predicting how far Iran may be from a nuclear device. Fred also looks at the Arab Spring as it pertains to Egypt and Syria.   

SCOTT MCEWEN, co author with the late Chris Kyle of the NYT #1 bestseller "American Sniper," joins Frank for the entire show to discuss a variety of topics and issues the military faces today, as well as to give an exclusive inside look into his new book "Sniper Elite: One Way Trip." Scott talks about the journey and the soldiers that inspired him to write and publish his book, which cleverly mixes fiction with true stories of soldiers in the battlefield.

Over the rest of the hour Frank and Scott chronicle the difficulties soldiers face today with looming budget cuts, women on the front lines, and the criticisms and lack of understanding they often receive from the civilian world.

Senator JIM INHOFE analyzes the impact sequestration and growing anti-defense rhetoric within the government is having on the military and other defense programs, specifically the missile defense program.

MATT BRODSKY, of the Jewish Policy Center, takes stock of several issues in the Middle East, including the significance of the Israeli Prime Minister's speech over the weekend, the problem with implementing democracy in Egypt, as well as the growing fear of Iranian actions in the region and the weakened stance the Obama administration is taking towards this threat.

ANDY MCCARTHY, former Federal Prosecutor, delves deeper into the Department of Justice's plan and desire to charge George Zimmerman with a civil rights crime and tackles the legal implications this could have.

DIANA WEST, author of American Betrayal, examines Huma Abedin's connection to terrorist networks and her current run for first lady of New York. Frank and Diana discuss the government's policy to cover up Saudi terrorist behavior and the actions of Sen. Bob Graham and reporters to remove this cover up.